Bolt.



E. W. WEiLAND.

BOLT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1916.

1 1 97,3 1 3 Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Ina/anion m: NDRRS Perms co. Pmnu undo wAsmNaroN. n. cy

EDWARD W. XVEILAND, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

BOLT.

Application filed April 1, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD W. VVEILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bolts, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a very simple and inexpensive, yet effective, fastener for swinging doors, window sashes or the like.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front View of a portion of a door showing my improved fastener applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the door and fastener; Fig. 3 is an inside view of the fastener detached; Fig. -1 is a vertical section on the line H of Fig. 3; Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are perspective views of the four parts respectively of the fastener detached.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a base plate adapted to be secured by screws 2 to a door, window or the like, and having a central raised portion 3.

4 indicates a yoke-shaped guide plate, slightly wider than the raised portion 3 of the base plate, and formed with lugs 6 adapted to pass through holes 7 formed in the base plate and to be turned or clenched in said holes to secure the guide plate to the base plate. The central portions of said guide plate and base plate are spaced from each other to form a guideway for a bolt 8 having therethrough a central circular hole 9.

11 indicates a shifter for the bolt comprising a disk 12 of a general circular form and fitting snugly in the circular hole 9, a neck 13 extending from one side of the disk at right angles thereto through an openended slot 14 cut in the guide plate, and a finger piece 16 at the outer end of said neck. Said open-ended slot thus forms a guideway for the handle extending transversely to the guideway for the bolt. Said disk, neck and finger piece are preferably, as here shown, but not necessarily, made in a single piece.

17 indicates a keeper which may be of any desired or customary form.

It will readily be seen that, by reason of the neck being at one side of the disk and extending through a slot directed transversely of the guide plate, the bolt will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1%16.

Serial No. 88,296.

moved longitudinally if the disk be turned. The slot 1 1 is enlarged, as shown at 18, at the point where the widthwise direction of the neck extends transversely to said slot instead of being parallel therewith. In the locked position of the bolt, there is absolutely no tendency for the disk to turn or for the bolt to be withdrawn, any movement of the bolt tending to draw the same from the keeper being positively resisted by the disk.

I cla1m:- 1. In comblnation, means forming a guideway and adapted to be secured to a door or the like, a bolt slidable in said guideway and having a circular hole therethrough, a disk having a circular edge and fitting closely in said hole, a device for moving said disk extending eccentrically therefrom, said means having a guideway for the device extending transversely to the guideway for the bolt.

2. In combination, means forming a guideway and adapted to be secured to a door or the like, a bolt slidable in said guideway and having a circular hole therethrough, a disk having a circular edge and fitting closely in said hole, a neck and a finger piece both formed in one piece with the disk both extending eccentrically therefrom, said means having a guideway for the neck extending transversely to the guideway for the bolt.

3. In combination, a base plate adapted to be secured to a door or the like, a yoke-shaped guide plate secured to the base plate and spaced therefrom to form a guideway, a bolt slidable in said guideway and having a circular hole therethrough, said guide plate having an open-ended slot extending transversely to the guideway, and a shifter for the bolt comprising a disk fitting snugly in the circular hole, a neck extending from one side of said disk at'right angles thereto through said slot, and a finger piece at the outer end of said neck.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD W. WEILAND.

W'itnesses:

FRANoIs WRIGHT, l D. B. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may :be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

